Scholarcy is an AI-based summarization tool geared specifically for academic papers. It can convert a heavy document into interactive summary flashcards, summarize papers, analyze them, categorize them and generate literature matrices and bibliographies. Scholarcy has a free plan with limited features and a premium version (Scholarcy Plus) for more advanced features.
Another option is Explainpaper, an AI-based system that explains research papers on complex subjects. You can upload papers, highlight sections you'd like explained, and get the explanations. The service also offers paper summaries, search and multi-paper analysis in its Pro tier.
You could also try Semantic Scholar, a free AI-based research service with access to more than 219 million papers across all scientific fields. It has powerful filters for searching, brief summaries (TLDRs), and tools to cite papers, organize them into folders and create research feeds. It's good for keeping up with research activity and getting paper recommendations based on your interests.
And Doclime has an AI-based tool that automates tasks like finding relevant literature, extracting facts and writing papers. It also has tools for brainstorming, semantic search and creating questions and answers. It's good for academics who are stuck with writer's block or need to meet a deadline.